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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It's a double standard - white parents don't want their children to learn about racism that black people have experienced in the past and currently experience and will complain until they're blue in the face.

Yet, their snowflakes can never learn enough about the Holocaust and anti-semitism which really do not have a long lasting impact on the Jews.

Fine, most people do not like Jews but no one is denying a Jew a job because they are a Jew. And Jews are the most successful minority in the world.

You cannot hide being black but you can sure as hell hide being a Jew.

The black experience in America and racism make most whites uncomfortable and the only way our society is going to get better is if we talk about these things.
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My children have been taught about slavery, segregation & racism AND the Holocaust & anti-semitism at school. I see this as a good thing because, as you said, we need to talk about these things if we're going to move forward. I agree with you on that.

I also agree with you that African Americans face far more discrimination in the US today than do Jews ( though anti-semitism definitely still exists, as evdenced by your post!). It's quite untrue, however, that the Holocaust did not have a lasting impact on Jews. Not only are their numbers far fewer than they would have been if not for the Holocaust, grandchildren of Holocaust survivors are more likely to suffer from addiction, eating disorders s & other psychiatric illnesses. This article explains some of the reasons for this:

http://www.haaretz.com/news/national/new-israeli-study-finds-signs-of-trauma-in-grandchildren-of-holocaust-survivors-1.424480

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